*UK Deed Poll Office London charge £ 15 for a deed poll, and an extra £ 1 for an A4-sized envelope. If you didn’t pay the extra charge of £ 1, they would fold the deed poll and put it inside a smaller envelope. We have added the additional price of £ 1 for a direct comparison.‡ukdp / DeedPoll.com claim that you will “have your deed poll within 3 working days”, and the despatch time shown is based on a delivery time of 1 working day (Royal Mail claim to deliver 93% of 1st Class mail the next working day after posting).‡‡These companies include 1st Class postage in their advertised price, so we have subtracted £ 1 for a direct comparison.

*UK Deed Poll Office London charge £ 15 for a deed poll, and an extra £ 1 for an A4-sized envelope. If you didn’t pay the extra charge of £ 1, they would fold the deed poll and put it inside a smaller envelope. We have shown the total price of £ 16 for a direct comparison.‡ukdp / DeedPoll.com claim that you will “have your deed poll within 3 working days”, and the despatch time shown is based on a delivery time of 1 working day (Royal Mail claim to deliver 93% of 1st Class mail the next working day after posting).‡‡These companies include 1st Class postage in their advertised price, so we have subtracted £ 1 for a direct comparison.

About the service we provide

As part of our service we will:

draw up your deed poll and post it to you with detailed instructions on how to execute it (sign and witness it)

give you guidance on who to update your records with, and specific information for each organisation where relevant

write you a personalised cover letter to send to organisations together with your deed poll, professionally formatted as a Word document (we'll send this to you by e‑mail so you can print it out as many times as you need to)

give you personal advice and answer any queries you may have

For child applications we will also:

work out who has parental responsibility for your child and who has to give their consent to the change of name

prepare a cover letter justifying how you have parental responsibility under the law (we'll also send this to you as a Word document)

How to apply

Our application form is very clear and simple, and it will guide you to fill in all the correct information we need to process your application. We will then prepare the correct documents you need to legally change your name.

You can use your deed poll to update all your official documents in your new name, such as your passport, driving licence, bank account, and so on. Deed polls issued by Deed Poll Office are guaranteed to be accepted by all government bodies and other organisations in the U.K.

If you need any help

Our site contains detailed information about legally changing your name. If you have any questions, or you would like more personal advice, you can get in touch with our support service, and a deed poll adviser will be glad to help you.

Please note that we do not provide a service that helps you trace your family tree — the deed polls we issue are private documents, and our records are not available for public inspection. For further information about searching for historical changes of name, you can read about other possible sources of historical records, or else get in touch with a genealogist.